EP0315388B1 - Procédé et dispositif de traitement d'une suspension de fibres - Google Patents
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- EP0315388B1 EP0315388B1 EP88310201A EP88310201A EP0315388B1 EP 0315388 B1 EP0315388 B1 EP 0315388B1 EP 88310201 A EP88310201 A EP 88310201A EP 88310201 A EP88310201 A EP 88310201A EP 0315388 B1 EP0315388 B1 EP 0315388B1
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- D21D—TREATMENT OF THE MATERIALS BEFORE PASSING TO THE PAPER-MAKING MACHINE
- D21D5/00—Purification of the pulp suspension by mechanical means; Apparatus therefor
- D21D5/02—Straining or screening the pulp
- D21D5/04—Flat screens
- D21D5/046—Rotary screens
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- the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating fiber suspension, in which method fiber suspension is fed to a pressurized treatment apparatus and in which the treatment is carried out under overpressurized conditions in an airless space.
- the method in accordance with the invention is applied to a new type of disc filter treatment apparatus, which is developed to operate in a pressurized state.
- drum-type filters see e.g. WO-A-85/04433
- thickeners and screens of the known pulp treatment apparatuses have generally been pressurized.
- the advantages achieved by them have been, for example, the space saved at the mills, a specific capacity which is considerably higher than that of the unpressurized apparatuses and the airlessness of the treatment space of the pulp, whereby the quality of the pulp remains better. It may even be considered that the capacity of a whole mill could be increased if the old unpressurized treatment apparatuses were to be replaced by new type of apparatuses operating with larger pressure differences.
- drum-type pulp treatment apparatuses operating with overpressure have the same problems as the other drum-type apparatuses in other words, for example, when used as a filter a long retention time of the so called cloudy water in the treatment means before its possible return back to the means to be cleared.
- fiber suspension is normally fed to the outer rim of the filter surface and the filtrate is discharged through the longitudinal channels of the cylinder inside the filter surface, which are connected with each sector of the cylinder and, further on, through valve members at the end of the cylinder. If the cloudy liquid is desired to be returned back to the cylinder to be cleared, it has to be taken into consideration that the liquid has flowed long along channels which are several meters long to the end of the drum and from there further to the feed point.
- the filter has to be installed to said level to which the whole amount of the pulp to be treated has to be pumped.
- a second alternative for developing underpressure is naturally to use a vacuum pump, which however also adds costs. Additionally, the use of underpressure is restricted by the temperature of the fiber suspension to be treated, which may not rise over 80-90°C, because due to the underpressure the liquid would start to boil on the underpressure side. Also the maximal pressure difference is 101 kPa which, as commonly known, cannot be exceeded.
- the apparatus comprises conventional filter disc units mounted on the shaft, which units are arranged inside a casing which can be pressurized.
- the pressure difference is effected by a blower by which a desired overpressurized gas layer is generated in the upper part of a pressure vessel.
- the apparatus according to said U.S. patent includes also a control system by which the size of the gas layer is maintained as desired, in other words substantially the same as in conventional disc filters.
- a method of treating fiber suspension in a disc type pulp treatment apparatus into which the fiber suspension to be treated is fed pressurized and from which the pulp is discharged, characterized in that said treatment apparatus is filled up with the mixture to be treated so that the treatment is carried out in a closed airless space under pressurized conditions.
- an apparatus for treating pulp which apparatus mainly comprises a pressure-proof casing, a shaft rotating inside the casing and discs arranged on the shaft, which discs are formed from sectors with filter surfaces, between which surfaces there is a liquid compartment which communicates with the liquid discharge means, characterized in that the annular surface formed by a sequence of sectors provided with filter surfaces is divided into two or more portions separated from one another by members which are stationary relative to the casing, and which members separate the different treatment stages of fiber suspension from one another.
- the pulp treatment apparatus 1 in accordance with the present invention mainly comprises discs 5, which are formed by sectors 4, arranged on a shaft 3, all being located within a substantially pressure-proof casing 2.
- the sectors 4 are mounted on the shaft 3 in such a way that in shaft 3 each sector has its own discharge/inlet duct 6, which communicates with a liquid compartment 7 of each sector, which is defined in a known way by filter surfaces.
- the fiber suspension to be treated is fed in a pressurized manner into the interior of the casing 2 so that the space within the casing is filled with suspension.
- the retention time of the filtrate of an apparatus in accordance with the present invention is, for example, in thickening use very short.
- the liquid When guiding the filtrate liquid via the shaft out of the sectors, the liquid must, at its maximum, flow only along the length of the shaft to reach valve moans located outside the apparatus, wherefrom the liquid is transferred for further treatment.
- the cloudy and clear filtrate there is no time for the cloudy and clear filtrate to be mixed with each other, and the amount of cloudy filtrate, which may possibly be returned to the apparatus, hardly differs from the actual amount of the cloudy filtrate.
- Figs. 1 and 2 disclose an embodiment for removing the pulp cake from the sectors.
- sealing members are arranged at least at one point on the rim of disc 5 by which the pressure inside the casing is prevented from discharging to the loosening point of the pulp cake.
- the sealing member in the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 comprises a sector-like plate 8, in the middle of which there is an opening 9 which is larger than the filter surface of the disc sector, through which opening 9 the pulp cake is dropped or transferred to be further treated.
- the plates 8 of two adjacent discs form a space 10 separated from the rest of treatment apparatus and opening (in the case of the figure) downwardly, through which space the pulp cake is discharged from the treatment apparatus.
- the space inside casing 2 in the area of plates 8 has no fiber suspension at all.
- the size of the plates 8 depends on the sectors 4 of the disc 5 in such a way that plate 8 seals the inner space of casing 2 in all angle positions of the disc in such a way that the pressure cannot enter discharge space 10.
- space 10 is, of course, also sealed on the side of shaft 3 either by a curved or a straight plate 11.
- Fig. 3 shows a disc sector 40 of a preferred embodiment, which comprises a middle portion 41 with filter surfaces, and edge portions 42-45, which are raised relative to the middle portion, the outermost plane of which, relative to the wire surface, forms a sealing surface with the surface of the plate 8 on the disc side shown in the previous figures.
- the filter surface 41 of each sector 40 in a way forms the bottom surface of compartment 46, in which compartment the pulp cake is formed when the apparatus operates as a thickener.
- the height of the edge portions is advantageously defined in such a way that even in a maximum thickening process the thickness of the pulp cake does not exceed the height of the edge portions, in other words the pulp cake never touches the surface of plate 8. This is required, because otherwise the friction between the pulp cake and plate 8 would rapidly raise the energy consumption of the apparatus.
- the unbroken surface of plate 8 on both sides of opening 9 must be at least of the same size as sector 4 of disc 5 to prevent the pressure from escaping.
- high treatment pressure it is advantageous to arrange a broader unbroken portion on the plate, whereby one sealing surface does not have to bear the stress alone.
- high treatment pressures it may be necessary to arrange more removal and discharge points for the pulp cake on the rim of the disc, because the formation speed of a pulp cake is high. Thus by arranging several discharge points it is possible to reduce the rotational speed of the discs.
- Fig. 4 shows a preferred embodiment of the apparatus in accordance with the present invention, which is mainly aimed to be used for the recovery of so called zero fiber, in other words the fine dry substance which has been drawn in with the water removed from the web in a paper machine, or for like purpose.
- the surface of each disc is divided into several portions, in other words treatment stages 21, 22, 23 by plates 24, 25 and 26 operating as sealing members.
- Long stock is fed into portion 21, which stock forms the so called basic stock on the wire surfaces, in other words a fiber layer which operates as a filter medium for the actual zero fiber being thickened, and on which the pulp cake is formed from the pulp including zero fibers.
- the sealing member in other words the plate 24 separates portion 21 from the actual thickening portion 22, which (in the case of the figure) is about 250 grades from the disc surface.
- the sealing member 25 separates portion 23 of the disc from thickening portion 22. Portion 23 is used to remove the pulp cake from the filter surface and the cake is discharged by transfer devices 27 further on.
- Discharge portion 23 is separated from the formation portion 21 for the basic stock by plate 26.
- each sealing member must have an annular breadth of at least the same size as the sector of the disc so as to fulfil the minimum requirements of sealing. If one desires to improve the sealing, said breadth of the sealing surface should advantageously be a multiple of the breadth of the disc sector. It may also be seen in the figure that the sealing members may be separated relative to one another or also in an embodiment they may form a uniform plate surface which has openings for the infeed and for the discharge of the pulp cake.
- Fig. 5 shows a scheme for the use of the apparatus of Fig. 4 for filtering zero water.
- Auxiliary pulp i.e. long stock, is fed from conduit 31 to the portion 21 of apparatus 1 of Fig. 4 for formation of the basic stock, and zero water is fed from conduit 32 for the actual thickening zone (22, Fig. 4).
- the initial filtrate 33 from the formation portion of the basic stock is guided through the infeed of zero water back to filtering apparatus 1, from which the clear filtrate is gathered from conduit 34.
- the filtrate from conduit 34 may be used for this purpose by taking part of it and by feeding it through pump 35 and conduit 36 back to the treatment apparatus.
- the removal of the pulp cake may be carried out from the inside of the sectors of the disc by guiding the shower water along the liquid discharge ducts of the shaft in the opposite direction relative to its conventional direction.
- a third principle alternative is, of course, different scraper arrangements, which may be arranged to wipe the wire surface when it is at the discharge opening, and to rise higher when the edge protrusions of the sectors pass under the scrapers.
- Fig. 6 shows yet another embodiment of the apparatus in accordance with the present invention, in which an additional sealing element 28 and a pulp treatment element 29 have been added to the apparatus as compared to Fig. 4.
- the sealing element 28 is similar to the previously described sealing elements, but element 29 may be used, for example, for the finishing drying of the pulp cake by blowing drying gas into the compartment so that the gas displaces liquid in the pulp cake. Such method is used when a high dry substance content is desired and the penetration of gas into the pulp does not cause any harm.
- washing also in such a way that the filtrate utilized to operate as washing liquid in each washing stage is not the filtrate of the immediately following stage, but that of some other following stage, whereby the difference in level of cleanliness between the washing liquid and the suspension to be treated is greater and the washing effect of the liquid is somewhat more efficient.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT88310201T ATE73509T1 (de) | 1987-11-05 | 1988-10-31 | Verfahren und vorrichtung zur behandlung einer fasersuspension. |
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FI874887 | 1987-11-05 | ||
FI874887A FI81725C (fi) | 1987-11-05 | 1987-11-05 | Foerfarande och anordning foer behandling av fibersuspension. |
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EP0315388A2 EP0315388A2 (fr) | 1989-05-10 |
EP0315388A3 EP0315388A3 (en) | 1989-05-31 |
EP0315388B1 true EP0315388B1 (fr) | 1992-03-11 |
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EP88310201A Expired - Lifetime EP0315388B1 (fr) | 1987-11-05 | 1988-10-31 | Procédé et dispositif de traitement d'une suspension de fibres |
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US (1) | US5073264A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0315388B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE73509T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3869061D1 (fr) |
FI (1) | FI81725C (fr) |
NO (1) | NO884949L (fr) |
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US5192454A (en) * | 1987-11-05 | 1993-03-09 | A. Ahlstrom Corporation | Method for treating fiber suspension |
SE463242B (sv) * | 1989-03-13 | 1990-10-29 | Hedemora Ab | Filter foer kontinuerlig filtrering av suspension |
US5934476A (en) * | 1996-08-21 | 1999-08-10 | Roe; Philippe | Vacuum rotary filtration apparatus |
FI106386B (fi) * | 1999-05-03 | 2001-01-31 | Valmet Corp | Menetelmä ja laitteisto kuitujen talteenottamiseksi paperitehtaan kiertovedestä |
DE102004033328A1 (de) * | 2004-07-09 | 2006-02-09 | Bhs-Sonthofen Gmbh | Filter mit Feststoff-Resuspendierung |
FI122775B (fi) | 2004-09-07 | 2012-06-29 | Andritz Oy | Laite ja menetelmä massan käsittelemiseksi |
SE528722C2 (sv) * | 2005-06-03 | 2007-01-30 | Metso Paper Inc | Anordning för behandling av cellulosamassa i en tvättapparat anordnad med en förstärkande spant |
AT505247B1 (de) * | 2007-05-30 | 2009-01-15 | Andritz Ag Maschf | Vakuumunterstütztes entwässerungsverfahren und rotierender filter zur durchführung des entwässerungsverfahrens |
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WO1985004433A1 (fr) * | 1984-04-03 | 1985-10-10 | Sunds Defibrator Aktiebolag | Procede et appareil de traitement de materiaux en suspension |
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- 1987-11-05 FI FI874887A patent/FI81725C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 1988-10-31 AT AT88310201T patent/ATE73509T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1988-10-31 EP EP88310201A patent/EP0315388B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-10-31 DE DE8888310201T patent/DE3869061D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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WO1985004433A1 (fr) * | 1984-04-03 | 1985-10-10 | Sunds Defibrator Aktiebolag | Procede et appareil de traitement de materiaux en suspension |
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FI81725C (fi) | 1990-12-10 |
FI81725B (fi) | 1990-08-31 |
EP0315388A2 (fr) | 1989-05-10 |
FI874887A (fi) | 1989-05-06 |
US5073264A (en) | 1991-12-17 |
ATE73509T1 (de) | 1992-03-15 |
NO884949D0 (no) | 1988-11-04 |
EP0315388A3 (en) | 1989-05-31 |
DE3869061D1 (de) | 1992-04-16 |
FI874887A0 (fi) | 1987-11-05 |
NO884949L (no) | 1989-05-08 |
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